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LAHTI REGION DEVELOPMENT LADEC Ltd

LOCATION

LAHTI SCIENCE PARK

700CUSTOMERS EVERY YEAR

TOP AREAS OF EXPERTISE

CLEANTECH & DESIGN

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CLEANTECH ECOSYSTEM in Lahti

• 130 companies, turnover € 1.4 billion, staff of nearly 5,000

– Approx. 6 % of the Finnish Cleantech sector

• Several global and European market leaders

• Forerunner in waste management and utilization

• Top expertise on urban ecosystems, especially water and soil treatment and purification

• Strong mechatronics cluster: companies focused on cleantech solutions –e.g. renewable energy technology

• Actors in the region: University of Helsinki (urban ecology), Lahti University of AppliedSciences (environmental technology), LUT and Lake Vesijärvi Foundation

Ladec is co-founder in Global Cleantech Cluster Association (2010)GCCA in 2015 provides connection to over 50 member clusters

10,000 + member companies10,000 + member companies

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Over 200 cases

Networking

Success stories

Join the community!

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10companies

/ year

300-400companies

/ year

50-100companies

/ year

PHASE 3NEW international companies

PHASE 2Later Stage -companiesFinnish Cleantech Cluster:Cleantech Lahti, IAWTC, FWF, CLEEN etc.

PHASE 1StartupsUniversities, Protomo-teams & Accelerators, research institutions

Funding & supportVC’s, PrivateInvestors,Industry Investment,Sitra, Finnfund, Finnvera, Tekes

Funding & supportInnovation actors,FIBAN, Tekes, VigoFinnvera, VTT

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Biggest Nordic cleantech event connecting VC’s and CorporateInvestors with companies looking for growth funding

Organized already since 2006: Nine events with over 160 cleantech company pitches in front of investors

In 2013 special focus on Corporate Investors: CorporateCleantech Venture Day

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NIA Principle

Large corporate

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• TURNING INNOVATIONS INTO BUSINESS

• coordinated by LADEC

• Three Finnish large companies in search of innovationsoutside their own R&D

• Aim is to find synergies between the start-up companiesand large corporates

• Selected companies go to 6 months couching period

• Steering group with corporate business units wherecollaboration will be planned every month

CORPORATE VENTURE PROGRAM – TURNING INNOVATIONS INTO BUSINESS

Selection of the start-up

companies based on the

specific needs of the

corporates

Go / No-go / Follow.

SOURCING 6 MONTHS COUCHING

DECISION OF

COLLABORATION

FOLLOW UP WITHOUT BIG RESOURCES FOR

THE LARGE CORPORATES

COACHING PROGRAM TAILOTRED FOR EACH

START-UP

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THANK YOU!

Emmi Kaipio | emmi.kaipio@ladec.fi

NordicInnovationAccelerator.com

InnovationSeeds.eu

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